Chapter 3: The Concert

"UGH! Duncan! Keep your eyes on the road, for God's sakes!"

"I can't help it."

"Ugh, whoever gave you your license should have his teeth and liver kicked in. Look out for that truck! Jeez, you have the eyesight of a squirrel. That scared the crap outta me!"

"Aw, will you relax? I'm doin' just fine."

Courtney squeezed Duncan's steel chest until her hands and arms felt numb. Driving with him on his motorcycle sounded fun at first, but he was speeding so fast she couldn't even tell if they WERE speeding. Duncan found this very amusing the more she squeezed him and breathed down his neck while they drove faster.

"How can I relax when you're going..." she glanced at the meter, "...110 miles per hour?! Duncan, that's totally dangerous and insane!"

"Hey, if you would've just gone down the steps in your house like a normal chick instead of being all sexy the way you came out of your bedroom window, we wouldn't have to speed so fast, now would we?" he said with a smirk.

"Well... Actually..." she stammered as she looked away through her purple motorcycle helmet into the darkness around her.

"What is it, Princess?"

Courtney sighed. "I couldn't go down the steps in my house because my parents didn't allow me to go to this concert with you."

"What? I know I'm not the nicest guy in town, but they can't stop you from just goin' out on a Saturday night!" he said bitterly.

She bit her lip as they continued to drive. "They don't really like the band Paramore. They think that it's for emos and punks instead of 'preppy, perfect little angels.'" she sighed as she made her air quotes.

"Well, it doesn't matter. You're not the high-class, bitchy little CIT angel that I thought you were, and that doesn't exactly mean you're stuck-up and punk like me." Duncan said as he pulled next to a fence near the outdoor stage.

"Yeah, but I hate lying to them and saying that I went to Bridgette's for a sleepover." she sighed as she pulled off her helmet.

Duncan took off his helmet and took Courtney by the shoulders.

"Listen, Court. I'm being serious... I don't want you to worry about your parents. They just can't stop the motion of the ocean, and they can't stop this sexy dude to stay away from you, Princess."

"Ugh, pickup lines from that movie HAIRSPRAY? You're such a nerd!" she giggled.

Duncan spread his face into a wide grin and pulled his arm around her shoulders.

"Now that's the Princess that this prince knows! C'mon, let's ditch this place for the concert."

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"What exactly is that?"

"I think that it's Mars. I'm not really an astronomer."

Courtney and Duncan were lying on their dark black and striped blanket in the middle of a dark green lawn. Kissing couples and music-lovers were watching Paramore walk onto the stage. The sky above was full of scattered white stars, with one red star directly above Courtney and Duncan. They were lying down on their backs next to each other for warmth.

"I think that it's Mars, too. If I can remember correctly when I was in Science last Monday, we were studying the patterns and distinctive colors of—."

"Great story. Mars is kind of like our lucky star."

"OUR lucky star? Why's that, Duncan?"

"Well... it was the same star that was out when we had our first kiss back at camp..."

"Awww! Duncan! You're so sweet!" Courtney said as she snuggled next to Duncan and pursed her lips.

"Hey, whoa whoa whoa. I am NOT sweet. But..." he said as he leaned in for a kiss.

Duncan kissed Courtney lightly at first, but Courtney pushed the back of his head in closer to deepen their kiss. Their eyes closed and missed part of the first song, 'Crushcrushcrush.' Everyone got up off of their blankets and danced along to the next songs, 'Born for This', 'Circle', 'Breath', and the final song, 'That's What You Get.'

Just before they ended 'That's What You Get', there was a special surprise.

"And just before we end this song, we're going to need 2 audience members to help us out. Now who wants to come up here and sing?" said the band's singer, Hayley.

While the entire crowd cheered, the spotlights on the walls shone all over the crowd. Courtney and Duncan were too busy kissing that they didn't notice that the spotlight had landed on them.

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